NEW ORLEANS (AP) — A 9 mm handgun, loaded but unfired, was found inside the Mercedes SUV of former Saints defensive end Will Smith after he was fatally shot by a Hummer driver during a traffic altercation, police have now revealed.

LONDON (AP) — In a dramatic change that could lead to numerous doping cases being thrown out, athletes who tested positive for meldonium may be able to avoid sanctions because of a lack of scientific evidence on how long the recently banned drug stays in the system.

The real test of Kris Letang's relentless stamina doesn't come in the Pittsburgh Penguins dressing room after a long game. When he logs the kind of ice time that looks like a typo on the stat sheet, the big challenge comes the next morning, when his young son Alex hops into bed ready for dad to get up and play.